Our Agile Tales

Natal Dank is a workplace, culture, and people development expert. She is a pioneer in the Agile HR movement and coaches clients across all industries, from innovative tech companies to not-for-profits, to global banks, in how to embrace an Agile mindset and reinvent their people practices. She hosted the first Agile HR Meetup in London in 2016 with the aim of building a community of like-minded disruptors. It has since grown into a regular event held across the world. In 2017 she co-founded the Agile HR Community and recently published the book Agile HR: Delivering Value in a Changing World of Work. In 2020 she started PXO Culture with the aim of defining modern HR for the 21st Century and helping organizations build great People Experience and Operations.Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

Sally Elatta, CEO and founder of AgilityHealth, found herself in uncharted territory as she engaged in a different kind of transformation: a once-in-a-lifetime revolution in her home country, Sudan,  which toppled a 30-year-old dictatorship.From meeting with Sudan's Prime Minister to developing Sudan NextGen, a nonprofit organization with a vision of transforming Sudan in pursuit of a shared dream of being one of Africa's leading countries and economies, Sally shares lessons learned to help broaden our vision of business agility. Her words will hopefully encourage us to let go of fear in approaching transformations and show us how business agility sets us up with the skills needed to engage in what matters most to us.Music: https://www.purple-planet.comVisit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

Sally Elatta, CEO and founder of AgilityHealth, found herself in uncharted territory as she engaged in a different kind of transformation: a once-in-a-lifetime revolution in her home country, Sudan,  which toppled a 30-year-old dictatorship.From meeting with Sudan's Prime Minister to developing Sudan NextGen, a nonprofit organization with a vision of transforming Sudan in pursuit of a shared dream of being one of Africa's leading countries and economies, Sally shares lessons learned to help broaden our vision of business agility. Her words will hopefully encourage us to let go of fear in approaching transformations and show us how business agility sets us up with the skills needed to engage in what matters most to us.Music: https://www.purple-planet.comVisit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

Evan Leybourn, the founder of the Business Agility Institute, has been many things throughout his career: a satellite engineer (not what it sounds like), a library assistant (exactly what it sounds like), a koala (long story), a Business Intelligence developer, and a manager amongst others. In all of these roles, he has made mistakes and has failed. Anyone who has heard him speak before should know that business agility is a journey, not a destination. But what may not be clear is that while it's a corporate journey, it's also a personal one for Evan.So which of those mistakes and failures brought him to business agility? And what did he learn along the way? Find out what he has learned as we chat with him in this series on Change is the Only Constant.Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

Evan Leybourn, the founder of the Business Agility Institute, has been many things throughout his career: a satellite engineer (not what it sounds like), a library assistant (exactly what it sounds like), a koala (long story), a Business Intelligence developer, and a manager amongst others. In all of these roles, he has made mistakes and has failed. Anyone who has heard him speak before should know that business agility is a journey, not a destination. But what may not be clear is that while it's a corporate journey, it's also a personal one for Evan.So which of those mistakes and failures brought him to business agility? And what did he learn along the way? Find out what he has learned as we chat with him in this series on Change is the Only Constant.Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

Evan Leybourn, the founder of the Business Agility Institute, has been many things throughout his career: a satellite engineer (not what it sounds like), a library assistant (exactly what it sounds like), a koala (long story), a Business Intelligence developer, and a manager amongst others. In all of these roles, he has made mistakes and has failed. Anyone who has heard him speak before should know that business agility is a journey, not a destination. But what may not be clear is that while it's a corporate journey, it's also a personal one for Evan.So which of those mistakes and failures brought him to business agility? And what did he learn along the way? Find out what he has learned as we chat with him in this series on Change is the Only Constant.Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

Evan Leybourn, the founder of the Business Agility Institute, has been many things throughout his career: a satellite engineer (not what it sounds like), a library assistant (exactly what it sounds like), a koala (long story), a Business Intelligence developer, and a manager amongst others. In all of these roles, he has made mistakes and has failed. Anyone who has heard him speak before should know that business agility is a journey, not a destination. But what may not be clear is that while it's a corporate journey, it's also a personal one for Evan.So which of those mistakes and failures brought him to business agility? And what did he learn along the way? Find out what he has learned as we chat with him in this series on Change is the Only Constant.Note: You can read about the behavioral model of business agility and 86 behaviors that Evan talks about at https://businessagility.institute/domains/overviewVisit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

Evan Leybourn, the founder of the Business Agility Institute, has been many things throughout his career: a satellite engineer (not what it sounds like), a library assistant (exactly what it sounds like), a koala (long story), a Business Intelligence developer, and a manager amongst others. In all of these roles, he has made mistakes and has failed. Anyone who has heard him speak before should know that business agility is a journey, not a destination. But what may not be clear is that while it's a corporate journey, it's also a personal one for Evan.So which of those mistakes and failures brought him to business agility? And what did he learn along the way? Find out what he has learned as we chat with him in this series on Change is the Only Constant.Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

Evan Leybourn, the founder of the Business Agility Institute, has been many things throughout his career: a satellite engineer (not what it sounds like), a library assistant (exactly what it sounds like), a koala (long story), a Business Intelligence developer, and a manager amongst others. In all of these roles, he has made mistakes and has failed. Anyone who has heard him speak before should know that business agility is a journey, not a destination. But what may not be clear is that while it's a corporate journey, it's also a personal one for Evan.So which of those mistakes and failures brought him to business agility? And what did he learn along the way? Find out what he has learned as we chat with him in this series on Change is the Only Constant.Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

The world has been going through a barrage of disruptions, affecting everyone's lives and livelihoods. So what are the necessary characteristics of leadership in this new world of work? Join us in our conversation with Dr. Nick Horney, author of the book VUCA Masters: Leadership Agility in this New World of Work, as we explore the traits needed by any leader at any level of the organization to navigate our constantly changing environment.Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

The world has been going through a barrage of disruptions, affecting everyone's lives and livelihoods. So what are the necessary characteristics of leadership in this new world of work? Join us in our conversation with Dr. Nick Horney, author of the book VUCA Masters: Leadership Agility in this New World of Work, as we explore the traits needed by any leader at any level of the organization to navigate our constantly changing environment.Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

In the past two years, many organizations have undergone a lot of change. They are trying to transform themselves with the new business realities - first driven by the pandemic and now driven by the ever-changing global events happening today. Are we simply driving continuous change using the usual methods or ushering in a Golden Age of Business Transformation and Change?Join us in our conversation with Stephen Parry, a world-class expert, and multi-award-winning transformation leader. In our discussion about changing the way we change, we refer back to a previous webinar that Stephen gave us, and we dissect a new way of looking at organizational transformations that go beyond the traditional frameworks prescribed to various organizations today.Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

In the past two years, many organizations have undergone a lot of change. They are trying to transform themselves with the new business realities - first driven by the pandemic and now driven by the ever-changing global events happening today. Are we simply driving continuous change using the usual methods or ushering in a Golden Age of Business Transformation and Change?Join us in our conversation with Stephen Parry, a world-class expert, and multi-award-winning transformation leader. In our discussion about changing the way we change, we refer back to a previous webinar that Stephen gave us, and we dissect a new way of looking at organizational transformations that go beyond the traditional frameworks prescribed to various organizations today.Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

In the past two years, many organizations have undergone a lot of change. They are trying to transform themselves with the new business realities - first driven by the pandemic and now driven by the ever-changing global events happening today. Are we simply driving continuous change using the usual methods or ushering in a Golden Age of Business Transformation and Change?Join us in our conversation with Stephen Parry, a world-class expert, and multi-award-winning transformation leader. In our discussion about changing the way we change, we refer back to a previous webinar that Stephen gave us, and we dissect a new way of looking at organizational transformations that go beyond the traditional frameworks prescribed to various organizations today.Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

In the past two years, many organizations have undergone a lot of change. They are trying to transform themselves with the new business realities - first driven by the pandemic and now driven by the ever-changing global events happening today. Are we simply driving continuous change using the usual methods or ushering in a Golden Age of Business Transformation and Change?Join us in our conversation with Stephen Parry, a world-class expert, and multi-award-winning transformation leader. In our discussion about changing the way we change, we refer back to a previous webinar that Stephen gave us, and we dissect a new way of looking at organizational transformations that go beyond the traditional frameworks prescribed to various organizations today.Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

In the past two years, many organizations have undergone a lot of change. They are trying to transform themselves with the new business realities - first driven by the pandemic and now driven by the ever-changing global events happening today. Are we simply driving continuous change using the usual methods or ushering in a Golden Age of Business Transformation and Change?Join us in our conversation with Stephen Parry, a world-class expert, and multi-award-winning transformation leader. In our discussion about changing the way we change, we refer back to a previous webinar that Stephen gave us, and we dissect a new way of looking at organizational transformations that go beyond the traditional frameworks prescribed to various organizations today.Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

In the past two years, many organizations have undergone a lot of change. They are trying to transform themselves with the new business realities - first driven by the pandemic and now driven by the ever-changing global events happening today. Are we simply driving continuous change using the usual methods or ushering in a Golden Age of Business Transformation and Change? Join us in our conversation with Stephen Parry, a world-class expert, and multi-award-winning transformation leader. In our discussion about changing the way we change, we refer back to a previous webinar that Stephen gave us and we dissect a new way of looking at organizational transformations that go beyond the traditional frameworks prescribed to various organizations today.Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

“Business agility is about finding the constraints in the system” – Evan Leybourn, Business Agility Institute founderWhere do most teams and departments in an organization encounter constraints? They encounter it in management, the budgeting process driven by finance and the performance management process driven by HR. When management and finance are about control, teams are constrained and the organization cannot be adaptive. E.g. no (or not enough) budget to hire the people when they need it, get the equipment and supplies in time, have the flexibility to try things out, etc. In this podcast series, we explore with Bjarte Bogsnes how beyond budgeting enables an organization to achieve business agility. Though this journey isn’t for the faint of heart, companies like Tesla and Equinor (formerly StatOil) are doing this today – and are being very successful at it.Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

“Business agility is about finding the constraints in the system” – Evan Leybourn, Business Agility Institute founderWhere do most teams and departments in an organization encounter constraints? They encounter it in management, the budgeting process driven by finance and the performance management process driven by HR. When management and finance are about control, teams are constrained and the organization cannot be adaptive. E.g. no (or not enough) budget to hire the people when they need it, get the equipment and supplies in time, have the flexibility to try things out, etc. In this podcast series, we explore with Bjarte Bogsnes how beyond budgeting enables an organization to achieve business agility. Though this journey isn’t for the faint of heart, companies like Tesla and Equinor (formerly StatOil) are doing this today – and are being very successful at it.Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about

“Business agility is about finding the constraints in the system” – Evan Leybourn, Business Agility Institute founderWhere do most teams and departments in an organization encounter constraints? They encounter it in management, the budgeting process driven by finance and the performance management process driven by HR. When management and finance are about control, teams are constrained and the organization cannot be adaptive. E.g. no (or not enough) budget to hire the people when they need it, get the equipment and supplies in time, have the flexibility to try things out, etc. In this podcast series, we explore with Bjarte Bogsnes how going beyond the budgeting constraints helps an organization achieve business agility. Though this journey isn’t for the faint of heart, companies like Tesla and Equinor (formerly StatOil) are doing this today – and are being very successful at it.Visit us at https://www.ouragiletales.com/about